Thelema Shiraz 2007

Thelema Shiraz 2007 (WS 92 pts., $26.99, SKU 607549)

This was a recent gift from a friend and I was told it was a good one. This was a South African Shiraz. South African wines are sometimes a bit old world and a bit new world. This one definitely was new world and tasted like the Australian Shiraz. Wine Spectator indicated this wine should be opened between 2012 to 2014.

When opened, the nose was strong and grabbed one’s attention right the way. The body was full with a spicy taste (just like a good Shiraz should) with lots of fruit. I don’t know how to described these different berries but there were definitely taste of various berries. The young people especially liked it. There was good potential to cellar it for a year or two and it may even taste better. There is lots of stock in the LDB.